ASJ 04, 125 22 (P102161)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 028369

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1 line blank
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) mer hi
2. 1(gesz2) 6(disz) kur hi
3. 3(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 bar ki
4. a-sza3 7(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 tab-ba
5. x
1 line blank
6. [...] engar#
rest broken
column 2
1 line blank
1. ugula ur-e2-ninnu dub-sar
2. 4(gesz2) 4(u) mer hi
3. 3(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kur 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) bar
4. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 3(iku) ki
5. a-sza3 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 tab-ba
6. karadin5-bi
1 line blank
7. sze-bi
1 line blank
8. lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3 engar
9. GAN2-gu4 {d}utu-kam nu-banda3-gu4
10. 7(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) mer# 7(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)
11. 2(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) kur hi
12. GAN2 bar 3(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
13. [...] 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 tab-ba
rest broken
column 3
1 line blank
1. 8(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) mer hi
2. 2(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) kur hi
3. GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 7(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 tab-ba
5. karadin5-bi
1 line blank
6. sze-bi
1 line blank
7. {d}nansze-na engar
8. GAN2-gu4 lu2-{d}utu nu-banda3-gu4#
9. 6(gesz2) 3(u) mer hi
10. 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) kur 1(u) 7(disz)
11. GAN2 bar 1(iku) ki
12. a-sza3 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 tab-ba
13. karadin5-bi
1 line blank
14. sze-bi
1 line blank
15. [x]-sa6-ga engar#
rest broken
column 4
blank space
1. 7(gesz2) 3(u) mer hi
2. 1(u) 2(disz) kur hi
3. GAN2 bar 1(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 tab-ba
5. 1(esze3) GAN2 ki-sar
6. karadin5-bi
1 line blank
7. sze-bi
1 line blank
8. sar-bi
1 line blank
9. GAN2 sag-du3 a-sza3 sur3-nimgir-an-ne2-zu gaba e-zi-na
10. [x]-asz-ne engar
11. [ugula] ma#-an-szum2 nu-banda3-gu4#
12. [x]-an-ne2-zu x [x]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. a-sza3 7(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) [...]
2'. karadin5-bi
1 line blank
3'. sze-bi
1 line blank
4'. ur-nig2 engar
5'. GAN2-gu4 ur-ab-ba nu-banda3-gu4
6'. 6(gesz2) 5(u) mer# hi
7'. 3(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kur 3(u) 1(disz)
8'. GAN2 bar 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) ki
9'. a-sza3 5(bur3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 tab-ba
10'. karadin5#-bi
1 line blank
11'. sze-bi
1 line blank
12'. lu2-giri17-zal engar
13'. GAN2-gu4 ki-ag2 nu-banda3-gu4
14'. ugula u2-u2 dub-sar
1 line blank
column 2
beginning broken
1'. GAN2-gu4 [... nu-banda3-gu4]
2'. ugula lu2#-[... dub]-sar
1 line blank
3'. GAN2# [...] lahtan2
4'. 2(gesz2) mer hi
5'. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) kur hi
6'. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 bar 2(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
7'. [a]-sza3 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
8'. 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig)
9'. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 2(asz)
10'. 1(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 4(ban2)
11'. 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 ziz2 2(asz) 4(ban2)
12'. 1(bur3) GAN2 gu2 su3
13'. 4(bur3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
14'. 1(iku) GAN2 ziz2 su3
15'. sze-bi
1 line blank
16'. ziz2-bi
1 line blank
17'. ku3#-{d}nansze engar
18'. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}nin-zu nu-banda3-gu4
1 line blank
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] GAN2# bar ki
3'. a-sza3 2(bur3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
4'. 2(bur3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig)
5'. sze-bi
1 line blank
6'. lu2-me-lam2 engar
7'. GAN2-gu4 ma-an-szum2 nu-banda3-gu4#
8'. ugula nimgir-an-ne2-zu dub-[sar]
9'. GAN2 sag-du3 sur3 nimgir-an#-ne2#-zu dub-sar
10'. gaba a-sza3 gi4-na
blank space
column 4
beginning broken
1'. [...] sze
2'. [...] nina
3'. giri3# ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu um-mi-a
2 lines blank
4'. ensi2
5'. mu us2-sa hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: ASJ 4, p.85-127, p. 125 22

[Maekawa1982agricultural-2] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1982. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (II).” Acta Sumerologica 4: 85–127.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 028369
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Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:19:36	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:05:43	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 09:43:48	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:15:12	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (023977) (023977)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.28369) (BM.28369)
The British Museum Collection (W_1898-1011-5) (W_1898-1011-5)

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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 04, 125 22 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102161.

ASJ 04, 125 22 artifact entry (No. P102161). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102161 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 04, 125 22 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102161 (Accessed: August 1, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102161},
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 04, 125 22 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102161.

ASJ 04, 125 22 artifact entry (No. P102161). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102161 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 04, 125 22 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102161 (Accessed: August 1, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 04, 125 22 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102161},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102161},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P102161
LB  - CDLI:P102161
M1  - 2025/8/1/
TI  - ASJ 04, 125 22 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102161
ER  -

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